Canada, Manitoba invest close to $40M in joint funding for wildfire preparedness

On Thursday, Harjit Sajjan, Minister of Emergency Preparedness announced a $19.2 million investment in boosting Manitoba's readiness and capacity to prepare for and respond to wildfires, which will be matched by the province. Sajjan said the issue of wildfires across the country is something the government is taking “extremely seriously”. “While wildfires have always occurred across Canada, what is new is their frequency and their intensity,” he said, “and the science is clear — the root cause of this fire is climate change. For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/10500360/wildfire-protection-manitoba-announcement/ Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on X HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB #GlobalNews #manitoba #wildfires